Larson Wins a Thriller Hobby Stock Feature on J&V Napa Auto Parts Night

By Jeremy Fox

Marshalltown, Iowa (August 9th, 2013) – A few drivers made a return visit to victory lane meanwhile one driver made it to victory lane for the first time this season at MoTown. In one feature all that separated first and second was the nose of the race car. The race track produced some amazing races all night long.

Also the Nostalgic and Vintage Cars were on hand and it was Jim Anderson leading the entire 10 lap feature. John Schroyer came home in the runner-up position.

John Gill grabbed the lead on lap one in the IMCA Sport Compacts feature but it was David Moorman grabbing the lead away on lap two. Moorman lead the remaining laps to take the win, his second of the season. Gill finished home in the runner up position meanwhile Chad Larson was third.

In the Toby K’s Hideaway Mod Lites feature it was Mike Kennedy lead the first two laps before Josh May worked his way from the 8th starting position to grab the top spot away. May lead until a slide bobble opened the door for Andy Hennigar as the field was coming to the white flag. Hennigar went on to take the win. May finish second, Dusty Masolini was third, Jimmy May and Travis Brandt was fourth and fifth respectively.

Mike’s Hard Lemonade IMCA Hobby Stocks feature saw Jason Cox lead the opening lap but just after the completion of that lap the caution came out when Shannon Deppe came to a stop just off the top side of turn three. On the restart, Eric Larson snuck by to grab the lead. Larson continued to lead until a pair of cautions on lap eight and nine. Larson had Shannon Anderson on his back bumper, Larson and Anderson battled it out for the final 3 laps. On the last lap, Anderson tried to pull a slider but Larson was not have any of it as they came to the checkered side-by-side. Larson beat Anderson by a bumper at the line. Nick Murty, Bill Bonnett and John Watson rounded out the top five.

Before a single lap could be completed in the Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA Sport Mods feature, the caution waved twice first for Jenae Gustin on the backstretch and Jared Van Deest in turn three. Then on the restart for handful car incident in turn one. When the race finally got going it was Gatlin Leytham grabbing the lead on lap one, Jason Hall took the lead away on lap two but then the caution waved two more times. On the restart, Rust made his way by to take the lead. Rust and the field saw the caution wave for the final time on lap eight. Rust began to pull away until lap traffic started to slow him down that allow Eric Elliott to chase him down, Elliott was unable to get by as Rust took the win. Elliott in second, Andy Tiernan worked his way up to third, Jayme Duinink was fourth and Brandon Brinton was fifth.

In the Amsoil IMCA Stock Car feature the caution waved when Dave Atcher rolled his car of the backstretch after making contact with Scott Pippert. On the restart it was Steve Meyer taking the lead but just after one lap was completed the caution waved again. Meyer out front but then the caution waved on lap three. This time Meyer had to deal with Pippert, Kevin Balmer and Damon Murty, Pippert grabbed the lead away on lap five. Pippert and the field saw the caution wave two more times. Unfortunately Pippert lost the lead to Jay Schmidt on lap nine. Schmidt held off several challenges from Meyer, Pippert and Damon Murty to take his seventh win of the season. Meyer, Pippert, Murty and Corey Piffer round out the top five.

Final Feature of the night was the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds feature and it was Kyle Krampe grabbing the lead on the opening lap. Joel Bushore snuck by Krampe on lap two to take the lead and went on to take the win. Krampe finish second, Luke Wanninger was third, Scott Simatovich was fourth and Ronn Lauritzen was fifth.

Next week there will be two nights of racing. Tuesday Night the inaugural visit for the Corn Belt Clash Late Models Series for the Miller Lite 50. Also racing is the IMCA Sport Mods and Mod Lites, Grandstands are $15 for Adults, Children 11 and under is $5. Hot Laps at 7 pm and Racing to Follow.

Then Friday Night will be Marshalltown Snowmobile Club Night at the Races. Grandstands are $9 for Adults, Children 11 and under is $2. Hot Laps at 7 pm and Racing at 7:30 pm.

For additional information and to follow the season at the Marshalltown Speedway, log on at: http://www.marshalltownspeedway.com/, or follow Marshalltown Speedway on Facebook and Twitter, or call the speedway office at 515-432-4703.

Marshalltown Speedway Results
August 9th , 2013

Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds
Heat 1: 87 Joel Bushore – K1 Kyle Krampe – 69X Jon Snyder
Heat 2: 10K Ronn Lauritzen – 47 Josh Truman – 20W Shay Woods

Feature: 1. 87 Joel Bushore (Boone); 2. K1 Kyle Krampe (Baxter); 3. 20 Luke Wanninger (Minburn); 4. 43S Scott Simatovich (State Center); 5. 10K Ronn Lauritzen (Jesup); 6. 47 Josh Truman (Indianola); 7. 69X Jon Snyder (Ames); 8. 20W Shay Woods (Humeston); 9. 505 Racer Hulin (Laurel); 10. 1BC Tony Cox (Boone); 11. 3W Chris Webb (McCallsburg); 12. 1 Albert Wolfgram (Boone); 13. 17 Steve Stewart (Burlington); 14. 12W Stacy Warren (Ames)

Amsoil IMCA Stock Cars
Heat 1: 19J Jay Schmidt – 99D Damon Murty – 3W Jeff Wollam
Heat 2: 2 Dave Atcher – 59 Tracy Gienger – 94 Steve Meyer

Feature: 1. 19J Jay Schmidt (Tama); 2. 94 Steve Meyer (Grundy Center); 3. 47 Scott Pippert (Elberon); 4. 99D Damon Murty (Chelsea); 5. 50X Kevin Balmer (Garwin); 6. 71 Cory Piffer (Indianola); 7. 45 Matt Deaton (Newton); 8. 52 Robert Engelkes (Dike); 9. 4JR Russell Damme Jr. (Waterloo); 10. 52E Mitchell Engelkes (Dike); 11. 6R Adam Rickett (Marshalltown); 12. 43 Nate Thelen (Newton); 13. 3W Jeff Wollam (Marshalltown); 14. 199 Nick Thelen (Kellogg); 15. 59 Tracy Gienger (Newton); 16. 2 Dave Atcher (Marshalltown)

Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods
Heat 1: 19G Gatlin Leytham – 24B Brandon Brinton – 27S Chad Shaw
Heat 2: 95J Jason Hall – 9E Eric Elliott – 33R DJ Robinson
Heat 3: 19J Jenae Gustin – 69JR Johnathan Logue – 777 Jayme Duinink
Heat 4: 321 Andy Tiernan – 26J Joel Rust – 22A Shawn Albers

B-Feature (top 4 transfer): 1. 32N Neil Follett; 2. 7R Ryan Ashton; 3. CH19 Colby Heishman; 4. 52R Marty Rouse; 5. 98 Bill Hildreth (Marshalltown); 6. 20T Scott Thomas (Waterloo); 7. T17 Tom Rawlins (Kellogg); 8. 57R Ryan King (Marshalltown); 9. 99B Jim BonSchmit (Clemons)

Feature: 1. 26J Joel Rust (Grundy Center); 2. 9E Eric Elliott (Boone); 3. 321 Andy Tiernan (Woodward); 4. 777 Jayme Duinink (Pella); 5. 24B Brandon Brinton (Nevada); 6. 27S Chad Shaw (Trimble, MO); 7. 95J Jason Hall (Grinnell); 8. 7R Ryan Ashton (Beaman); 9. 40S Shawn Simatovich (Gilman); 10. 80J Jared Van Deest (Grundy Center); 11. 25 Travis Peterson (Gladbrook): 12. 02A Coty Albers (Wellsburg); 13. 19J Jenae Gustin (Marshalltown); 14. 22A Shawn Albers (Wellsburg); 15. 32N Neil Follett (Conrad); 16. 69JR Johnathan Logue (Boone); 17. 33R DJ Robinson (Ankeny); 18. CH19 Colby Heishman (Brooklyn); 19. 63R Rick Fasse (Urbandale); 20. 13T Mike Timm (Mingo); 21. 7 Carter VanDenBerg (Oskaloosa); 22. 19G Gatlin Leytham (Garwin); 23. 52R Marty Rouse (Grundy Center); 24. 25R Chad Ryerson (Wellsburg)

Mike’s Hard Lemonade IMCA Hobby Stocks
Heat 1: 78 Shannon Anderson – 26 Brice Udelhoven – 500 Garrett Eilander
Heat 2: 7B Eric Stanton – 20E Eric Larson – 83 Eugene Nicklas
Heat 3: 4X Gary Pfantz – 19 Bill Bonnett – 3X Scott Durlin

Feature: 1. 20E Eric Larson (Holland); 2. 78 Shannon Anderson (Urbandale); 3. 99JR Nick Murty (Chelsea); 4. 19 Bill Bonnett (Knoxville); 5. 4W John Watson (Des Moines); 6. 83 Eugene Nicklas (Grinnell); 7. 26 Brice Udelhoven (Newton); 8. 3X Scott Durlin (State Center); 9. 05 Jason Cox (Maxwell); 10. 7B Eric Stanton (Hartford); 11. 23G Dustin Tapp (Nevada); 12. 3W Matt Hudspeth (Ames); 13. 4X Gary Pfantz (State Center); 14. 500 Garrett Eilander (Newton); 15. 55 Keith Miner (Granger): 16. 21J Jonathon Juett (Belle Plaine); 17. 37D Shannon Deppe (Grinnell); 18. 17 Andy Peck (Newton); 19. 4P Matt Pohlman (Keystone); 20. 82 Jennifer Hulin (Marshalltown); 21. 42T Tyson Overton (Carlisle)

Toby K’s Hideaway Mod Lites
Heat 1: 15 Andy Hennigar – 8 Dusty Masolini – 5J Jimmy May
Heat 2: 99 Josh May – 66F Eric Hendrickson – 82 Charlie Brown

Feature: 1. 15 Andy Hennigar (Ankeny); 2. 99 Josh May (De Soto); 3. 8 Dusty Masolini (Des Moines); 4. 5J Jimmy May (De Soto); 5. 4 Travis Brandt (Des Moines); 6. 82 Charlie Brown (Nevada); 7. 64 Randy Bryan (Ames); 8. 95 Mike Kennedy (Boone); 9. 6 Mike Morrill (Altoona); 10. 11R Jason Whitehead (Nevada); 11. 66F Eric Hendrickson (Ankeny); 12. 4L Larry Sorenson (Ames); 13. 17S Chris Weir (Nevada); DNS/14. 6H Rod Fossner

IMCA Sport Compacts
Heat : 02 John Gill – 7C Chad Larson – 6M David Moorman

Feature: 1. 6M David Moorman (Beaman); 2. 02 John Gill (Marshalltown); 3. 7C Chad Larson (Brooklyn)

 

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